By Jay Moore Adapted from a portion of "Abilene History In Plain Sight” published by ACU Press. An average Tuesday morning in downtown Abilene was delightfully enlivened in August of 1917 as Company I of the Texas National Guard came unexpectedly marching along Pine Street. People stopped to watch and to offer their encouragement, clapping, whistling and hooting … [Read more...]
Dyess by the Numbers
A Citizen's Guide to Dyess | Part 3 of 6 By Kristina Jones Beyond the B-1s: The mutually beneficial relationship between the City of Abilene and Dyess Air Force Base for the last half-century is no secret. If you’ve kept up with Abilene Scene’s Dyess Dossier series, you know the history of the heroics of Lt. Col. William Edwin Dyess, and you’ve read about Abilene … [Read more...]